Senior CDMMEA Festival Audition Information
(updated 08.28.2023)
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Harp needed.
This year's Senior Orchestra is need of a harpist.
They pick there own solo material and should
follow the guidelines as specified on the
Harp score sheet.

2023 Senior CDMMEA Auxiliary Percussion Solo
will be posted soon.

2023- 2024
CDMMEA
Audition List

On-line Senior Festival Registration
is closed.

Senior CD Vocal Audition Tracks

CDMMEA will no longer be using vocal tone matching (see revised vocal scoring sheet). Instead, all vocalist will perform their assigned Major Scale for evaluation (see link below).
15_per_la_gloria_high.mp3
File Size: 3060 kb
File Type: mp3
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15_per_la_gloria_low.mp3
File Size: 3141 kb
File Type: mp3
Download File

Link to CD Major Scale Sheet

YES!!
There will be sight-reading in the 2023-2024 Auditions.
The following is a statement of CDMMEA's General Policy.

Sight-Reading
​Guidelines have been posted.
Please note -Senior Vocal has been modified
We will be using sight reading that is created using
the site, SightReadingFactory.com.

The sight has published CDMMEA tabs to automatically set preferences to match our guidelines.

CDMMEA,
in working with Sight-Reading Factory, is now offering 20% off the yearly subscription price for all educators interested in creating an educator account.
email Steve (supmug@comcast.net), for the code.
2023 Revised Percussion Rudiment List
    The Sr. Festival Snare Drum Rudiments have been updated to match the Percussive Arts Society International Drum Rudiments. Students will perform 2 (adjudicator's choice);
     * 5, 7 or 9 stroke rolls, alternating (open/close)
     * Flam accent
     * Single paraddidle
     * Double paradiddle
     * Ruffs
     * Triple ratamacue
     * Flamacue
    
CD Percussionist no longer need to play excerpts from the other percussion solos. Please check the "NEW" score sheets for specific info on what percussionists need to prepare : )

All Timpani, snare drum and mallet musicians will be required to play 5 multi-percussion examples.
* Triangle
* Tambourine
* Crash Cymbals
* Suspended Cymbals
* Bass Drum

2023 CDMMEA Auxiliary Percussion Solo
cdsrauxpersolo2023.pdf
File Size: 61 kb
File Type: pdf
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FYI......Please note; as stated in the updated CDMMEA Handbook, student musicians that double audition and qualify for jazz band will automatically be placed into the jazz band regardless of their other audition.

Massachusetts Music Educators' Association - MMEAAll the Senior Festival Scale requirements were modified in 2018.
Band, String & Jazz only.
Please note: Senior Jazz Bass players do not play the chromatic scale.
This is an error on the score sheet and will be revised ASAP.

Scales are still played from memory – These are instrument specific.

Students will be required to learn all major scales
(NOT minor or jazz scales) and the chromatic scale,
as required & listed by MMEA’s All-State Festival,
please visit
Massachusetts Music Educators' Association - MMEA
Select the "Student" tab
Select the "All-State Concert ensembles
Scale links are located at the bottom of the page

the printable scale sheets are located at the bottom of the page.
Please note.....
CD is using the Jazz Vibe Scales, minus the modes, for the CD Mallet percussion scales.